CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN EWER,Late Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen Period (1628-1644). Of ovoid form, the spout supported by curled bracket, painted to depict scholars in landscape, the neck with stylized tulip in the Islamic style. - 8 1/4 in. high. Estimate $2,000-3,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection of a prominent Maryland collector.